Plant husbandry – Receptacle for growing medium – Modular
Patent
1986-02-24
1987-04-21
Hafer, Robert A.
Plant husbandry
Receptacle for growing medium
Modular
47 85, A01G 902
Patent
active
046585427
ABSTRACT:
A portable growing system for propagating seedlings or rooting cuttings comprising an upper propagation tray configured to receive a plurality of seedlings or rooting cuttings and a lower support bench configured to support the upper propagation tray above the ground or other supporting surface, the upper propagation tray comprising a tray member having an outer peripheral support ledge formed about the periphery thereof and plurality of propagation cells each having a centrally disposed aperture formed in the lower portion thereof to receive individual seedlings or rooting cuttings formed inwardly of the outer peripheral support ledge and the lower support bench comprising a pair of side walls held in fixed spaced relationship relative to each other by a pair of end walls and a lattice floor, the upper surfaces of the pair of the side walls and pair of end walls cooperatively forming an upper peripheral support surface to support the outer peripheral support ledge, the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls including a plurality of openings formed therein whereby the upper propagation tray is supported within the lower support bench such that the seedlings or rooting cuttings disposed within the plurality of propagation cells are provided drainage and air pumping through the centrally disposed apertures and through the side openings and lattice floor of the lower support bench.
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Fisher III A. W.
Hafer Robert A.
Lewis Bradley M.
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